What Could be Causing Genital Sores?

What Causes Genital Sores?

Genital sores can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'troubling' to 'life-threatening'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose genital sores, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "genital sores" as a symptom. Here are eight possibilities:

Chlamydia
Candida / Yeast
Herpes Simplex Type II
Psoriasis
Syphilis
Vitiligo
Gonorrhea
Crohn's Disease

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

significant hypogastric pain

flatulence

having had very many sexual partners

frequent mucus in stools

having had a few sexual partners

refined sugar consumption

chronic vaginal yeast infection

highly elevated lymphocyte count

current birth control pill use

frequent unexplained fevers

indoor allergies

severe left iliac pain

... and more than 80 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of genital sores:

Cause	Probability	Status
Psoriasis	94%	Confirm
Candida / Yeast	27%	Unlikely
Syphilis	15%	Unlikely
Chlamydia	2%	Ruled out
Crohn's Disease	0%	Ruled out
Vitiligo	0%	Ruled out
Herpes Simplex Type II	0%	Ruled out
Gonorrhea	0%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Reproductive Symptoms section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about genital sores:

Do you have any genital sores or lesions?

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ One or two, minor
→ Numerous, minor
→ One or two, worrying
→ Numerous, worrying

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate genital sores, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Crohn's Disease

Medical illnesses such as Crohn's Disease can on occasion cause genital lesions.

Herpes Simplex Type II

Psoriasis

Genital lesions are a possible symptom of psoriasis in men.

STD Chlamydia

STD Syphilis